Our quick take
Sony A9 initial
- Best mirrorless cameras: The best interchangeable lens cameras available to buy today
Speed demon
- High-speed continuous shooting of up to 20fps with AF/AE tracking
Sony’s best ever AF
- 693-point wide-area phase-detection AF 93% coverage of frame
Too small?
- 126.9 x 95.6 x 63.0mm 673g body only
A new battery, thank you!
- New NP-FZ100 battery To 650 shots per charge Optional battery grip available (VG-C3EM)
Other features
- 3,686k-dot OLED electronic viewfinder, 0.78x equiv. magnification, 120fps refresh, Zeiss T* anti-reflective coating 3-inch, 1,440k-dot tilt-angle LCD screen 5-axis image stabilisation (to 5EV) Wi-Fi, LAN, Bluetooth connectivity HDMI-D, 3.5mm headphone, 3.5mm microphone
A new sensor
- 24.2-megapixel 35mm full-frame stacked CMOS sensor with integral memory ISO 100-51,200 (to 204,800 extended) Bionz X processor
Video
- XAVC S format 4K (3840 x 2160) at 30/25/24p Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 120/60/50/30/25/24p
To recap
Merited on performance alone, the Nikon D5 and Canon EOS 1D X II no longer monopolise the market for professional sports, wildlife and wedding photographers. The Sony A9 is here in all its electronic technological glory and it’s well worth a look.
